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Grenfell fire would not have spread but for cladding, says leaked report
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Grenfell fire would not have spread but for cladding, says leaked report
European Commission proposes new exposure limits on workplace carcinogens
Chemicals
European Commission proposes new exposure limits on workplace carcinogens

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Workplace transport
Teenager’s tandem-axle trailer death warning to farmers

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned farmers to ensure equipment used seasonally is properly maintained after a 19-year-old farm hand died from injuries sustained when the tractor and trailer he was using to transport grain struck a bridge.
Asbestos
Asbestos remover traded four years on fraudulently obtained licence

Two managers from an asbestos removal company who used forged documents to obtain a licence from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have been prosecuted after evading detection for four years. Their Warrington-based employer has also been handed a £23,000 penalty.
Disability
Dr Lesley Rushton to chair industrial injury council

Occupational cancer expert Dr Lesley Rushton has been appointed to chair the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC).
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Features

European-chemical regulation-REACH-Brexit strategies
Chemicals
Chemical regulation
REACH: Brexit strategies
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Career development
Recruitment market
Table talk: You’re hired
Tim Proctor ISS UK
Assurance
Leader interview
Tim Proctor, ISS UK

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Management systems
Management standards
Table Talk: ISO 45001 management standards

To coincide with the launch of the new international standard, we gather four experts to discuss the differences between it and the outgoing standard BS OHSAS 18001. 
Chemicals
Chemical regulation
REACH: the clock is ticking

In the first of two articles on the EU’s overarching chemicals licensing regulation, we consider the impact of the upcoming registration deadline. 
Wellbeing
Conference report
Health and Wellbeing at Work 2018

Avoiding the temptation to put fashion before function, the 100-year life and pets in the office featured at this year’s event. 
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Columns

Lawrence Waterman, OBE CFIOSH
Lawrence Waterman
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why it is time to renew the profession’s campaigning zeal

Dr Jukka Takala
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building support to eliminate asbestos-related diseases

Products and services

NQA launches OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001 Gap Guide
Management systems
NQA launches OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001 Gap Guide
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Fire
Five common fire safety mistakes made in manufacturing
Manage COSHH compliance with confidence
Manage COSHH compliance with confidence

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Personal protective equipment
Ballyclare awarded new protective workwear contract by Network Rail

Ballyclare Limited has been awarded a new order for protective workwear by Network Rail that covers the supply of hi‐vis polycotton workwear, following a detailed and rigorous tendering process.
Cirrus Research's take on the High Court's recent 'acoustic shock' judgement

UK noise monitoring specialists, Cirrus Research, has been following the case of a viola player who has won a landmark High Court judgment against the Royal Opera House (ROH). He suffered a life-changing hearing injury that left him unable to work or even listen to his own son play. 
Wellbeing
Find out the future of wellbeing at the British Safety Council Conference

A recent report by British Safety Council and RobertsonCooper says our understanding of changing risks to health, safety and wellbeing needs to improve. The report explores the changes that employers and employees are likely to experience over the next 20 years. It focuses on the risks of these changes to the health, safety and wellbeing of the workforce.
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